Beam-truck.



C. P. THOMPSON.

BEAM TRUCK.

APPLICATIONHLED SEPT. 21. 1917.

LQMQMD Patented Apr. 9,1918.

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J k jg CARL P. THOIiP$OI T, OF TRIGN, GEORGIA.

BEAM-TRUCK.

Application filed September 21, 1917.

Be it known to To all "Muta t 2'25 may concern.

a citizen of the residing at and State of Georgia, h; new and useful improvements in Beam-Trucks of which the tollou" is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvemeuts truclrs, and contem plates more especially an improved device for supporting d conveying ya in the handling of beams at the present time certain diliiculties are experienced, in that the beam is carried on a truck which recei the weight of the beam directly upon the y thereby causing mutilation and cro .ng of the threads. The yarn is den l, marked and disarranged by this old 11 tnod of transporting the beam, which malres it extremely dillicult to a good lease or" the yarn.

It is an object of the present invention to overcome these disadvantages. produce an improved trucl-r upon which the beam is supported without denting, interfering with, or moving the yarn from its original posie slashers.

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production of a truclr. including combina tion relatively spaced supporting members haviu their surfaces longitudinally and transv ly inclined, wher y he ends or" the beam can be readily supported so that the yarn is kept su stantially out of contact with the body of tin. truck.

A further object of t vention is to produce a balanced truclr which can be easily h ndled and upon which beams of considerab e weight can be easily supported.

The invention further consists in the combination and arrangement of the several J. i parts and elements nereinarter described and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing which shows by way of illustra;ion an embodiment of my invention,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved truck, showing a yarn beam in dotted lines supported thereon.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the truck.

Fig. 3 is a detail cross sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4' is a similar View to 3, illustrating a slightly modified form of the supporting members.

My improved truck has been primarily Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 19rd.

erial No, 152,544.

designed for use in connection with the handling of yarn beams, but it will be understood that it can be utilized for the supporting and conveying of many other articlcs, the immediate contact of which with the truck body would be detrimental.

The truck comprises among other things a wheel supported and substantial fiat body portion upon the upper side of which are relatively located supporting members on which the ends of the beam rest. These supporting members are positioned at or near the four corners of the body portion of the truck and are longitudinally and transversely inclined toward each other, as shown in the drawings.

Referring to the drawing in. which corresponding reference characters designate similar parts, the truck body or" my improved truck is of rectangular formation supported at one end by suitably mounted wheels 2, and relatively elevated near the other end by means of rests 3 bolted to the under side of the said truck body. A suit able handle is also provided on the truck body and may be formed integral therewith as shown, or otherwise secured.

The beam supporting members are arranged on the bo y portion 1 in spaced pairs 5 and 6 at the wl eel and handle ends of the truck, respectively.

The supporting members 5 include blocks 7 secured to the truclrbody 1 by bolts 8. These blocks May be constructed of any material such. as wood metal, or the like and longitudinally inclined toward the intermediate portion of the truck, as shown in Fig. 1. They are also laterally beveled or inclined toward each other as shown in 3. Upon the upper surface of these blocks are attached plates 9. These plate. serve to receive the ends of the beam and protect the blocks against wear. Suitable screws 10 secure the plates 9 to the blocks. It will be seen that the plates can be easily removed and new ones applied.

The supporting members 6, arranged at the opposite end of the truck, are similar in construction to the ones just described, and include beveled or inclined blocks 11 secured to the truck body portion 1 by bolts 12. These blocks slant longitudinally toward the intermediate portion of the truck, (see Fi 1), and are transversely beveled or inclined toward each other as shown in F11 3. Suitable supporting and Wear plates 13 are secured to the blocks 11 by means of screws 14.

The opposite longitudinally and transversely inclined arrangement of these two pairs 5 and 6 of supporting members, serves to insure the staple positioning of the beam upon the truck, without'locking and other attaching devices. The relative location of these supporting members to each other and to the truck body serves to efi'ect a substantially self balancing truck upon which leads of large and varying weights can be supported. Different length beams can also be accommodated without affecting the easy handling of the truck.

A cross bar 15 is provided at the wheel end of the truck to prevent the beam from slipping off when the truck is elevated to a.

high degree.

In practice the yarn beam is placed upon the truck with one end upon the supporting members 5 and the opposite end upon the supporting members 6. The end of the beam upon the supporting members 5 is placed in close proxin'iity to the cross bar 15. The handle t is then gripped and the truck is elevated su'iiiciently to conveniently transport the beam. It will be seen that the resting of the two ends of the beam upon the respective supporting members, acts to keep the yarn substantially out of contact with the truck. It will also be apparent that should the extreme ends of the yarn contact -*ith the supporting members, the inclined arrangement of the plates will serve to uniformly support the yarn in. an undisturbed positiomand in no instance dent, mark, or cross the yarn.

The modified construction shown in Fig.

at of the drawings comprises a single block 16 cast, machined or otherwise formed of a substantially hard and wear-resisting material. This form of block is readily attached to the body portion 1 of the truck use ,974

by means of through bolts 17 counter-sunk as shown.

From the foregoing it is obvious that I have produced a simple, cheaply manufactured, and highly advantageous design of truck, capable of supporting a yarn beam with the weight thereof relatively distributed, and with the yarn out of damaging contact with the truck body.

What I claim is p l. Abeam truck of the class described including in combination a wheeled truck body and a plurality of spaced and elevated beam sup-porting members each of said members having their upper faces inclined longitudinally and transversely toward each other and adapted to receive a minimum portion of the contacting surfaces of the load supported.

A beam truck of the class described including in combination a wheeled truck body, a rest for said truck, oppositely arranged beam supporting members provided on said truck body having inwardly extending inclined upper surfaces adapted to receive a minimum portion of the contacting surfaces of the load supported, and a cross bar connecting two of said members.

A beam truck of the class described including in combination, a wheeled truck body, and a supporting member arranged at each corner of said truck body, each of said supporting members having a transversely and longitudinally inclined upper surface adapted to receive a minimum. portion of the contacting surfaces of the load. supported.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL P. THOMPSON.

Witnesses C. B. CArERToN, Jos. H. BLANTON.

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